Product Owner - DB2/SQL

Job description

Product Owner for IBM internal sales incentives applications. You'll work with a team of architects, product owners and business subject matter experts in Atlanta, GA, defining the roadmap, developing epics, features, data models, and prototypes, and daily working with development squads in China, India or Mexico to prepare stories, iteration plans, test and delivery solutions. You will be responsible for delivery of business benefits using Agile methods, and have strong collaboration and Agile Leadership skills as you primarily work with several squads and interact occasionally with many squads. Use your initiative and practical application to deliver results.
Activities include:

·  Gather and/or define epics and features and at times stories, often through interviews and facilitating meetings with executives, business stakeholders, and business subject matter experts.
·  Develop roadmap of epics & features in prioritized order
·  Develop Gherkin statements in Sublime for development to automate
·  Develop data models, support development of prototypes, and demo to stakeholders
·  Clarify requirements, data model and high-level design so they are ready for development
·  Facilitate requirements prioritization with stakeholders, with a focus on delivery of business benefits
·  Participate in iteration zero / program increment planning events, presenting requirements to squad(s), answering questions, assisting as they create stories, estimates & iteration plans
·  Participate in Agile development: stand ups, demo iterations to users and gather feedback, acceptance testing
·  Plan and execute tests to verify the solution is properly configured and extended to meet requirements as part of iteration completion. Story & feature acceptance testing and system acceptance testing
·  Provide information on the application data model and explain entities and attributes in the model and relationships between them to users
·  Drive application education
·  To uphold the same professional standards and work ethic expected of all our consultancy staff and to lead by example when working with less experienced staff
·  To build a high level of trust and confidence with partners and clients to drive quality, problem resolution and decision-making
·  Use your strong facilitation skills, interpersonal, and leadership skills to engage our stakeholders through status updates and formal presentations

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for these positions now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
CIODEM20
Auto req ID

325638BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

Business Analyst
State / Province

GEORGIA
Primary job category

Technical Specialist
Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
Contract type

Regular
Employment Type

Full-Time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

F&O
Preferred Education

Master's Degree
City / Township / Village

Sandy Springs
Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  3 plus years of experience with business process analysis (Use Cases and/or process flows) and mapping or solution design (Gap Analysis) techniques
·  Advanced SQL skills including reading and understanding data models (DB2)
·  2 plus years of data analysis skills and understanding data dependencies
·  Experience with screen design and storyboarding for example Balsamiq, Sketch
·  Experience writing Gherkin statements for example Sublime
·  Experience with quality assurance activities and test case development (for example Selenium)
Country/Region

United States
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

·  Strong Agile Leadership capability: form teams, distribute work, measure what matters, develop talent, listen & leverage, influence & impact, manage risk
·  Four plus years' experience in a product owner, business consultant, or business analysis type of role working for a large IT consulting firm, software company, private sector organization, or public sector agency.
·  Ability to lead JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions
·  Product owner certification (PMI, SAFe, etc)
Secondary Job Category

Services Specialist
Eligibility Requirements

None
Position Type

Professional
Early Professional Track

Not Applicable - Professional Hire
Location Statement

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Introduction

Are you looking for a career that will allow you to use your unique blend of business acumen and tech savvy? Business Analysts at IBM are subject matter experts that build the bridge between our business and our clients, immersing themselves into the market to understand problems and find innovative solutions. Be ready to navigate the complex relationships that make the business world run and find the actionable insights that result in great business decisions.
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